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04-20-2006, 09:05 PM
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Question on upgrading windows 98
I have an older computer I would like to upgrade to windows XP home edition. I would like to know if the windows upgrade edition is any better than the windows OEM, does one have any advantages over the other. As far as any files I have in windows 98 they aren't important so it doesn't matter if I save them or not. Thank you.
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04-20-2006, 09:34 PM
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I'd say getting an OEM disc from newegg is your best bet. Then you don't have to worry about keeping the old 98 discs handy, as it's a full install version. Is your old computer capable of handling XP?
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04-20-2006, 10:03 PM
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you might want to do some compatiability checks before installing xp,
there are some minium requirements on the ram and cpu your using. |
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04-20-2006, 11:59 PM
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I would go with the OEM an a clean harddrive. Also the OEM is actually cheaper than the upgrade.
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04-21-2006, 04:22 PM
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Thank you I'm sure I can upgrade it. The processor is an AMD 350 k6 with 256 mb of ram, I'll go for the OEM version.
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04-21-2006, 05:37 PM
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256megs of ram is small for XP, should try to find some more ram.
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04-21-2006, 06:44 PM
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You're clearing the hardware requirements for WinXP, but not by much. The best you can do for yourself is add memory, but don't expect the machine to run XP very fast.
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04-21-2006, 09:25 PM
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Find out how much more ram you machine can take and max it out.. If your machine can take 512 than you will be all set....In the futrue I would suggest posting you systems specs, as it will also help in simple questions as this....
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